Pathogens
5 Questions with Harry Reeder, Senior Business Development Manager – West, Best Sanitizers, Inc.
Specializing in food safety, Best Sanitizers, Inc., partners with food processors to assist in the reduction of pathogens in their facilities. Senior Business Development Manager Harry Reeder provides insight and guidance on reducing cross-contamination on food contact and non-food contact surfaces.
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Penn State Offers Course to Assist Food Processors in Controlling Listeria
Penn State specialists have created an online, self-paced course designed for managers, supervisors, sanitation workers and line operators.
IFSAC Releases Annual Report for 2022 on Sources of Foodborne Illness
The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration’s newest annual report examines foodborne illness source attribution estimates for Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157 and Listeria monocytogenes.
FDA and EPA Announce First Registered Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Treatment
This registration marks the first approval of a treatment for use against foodborne pathogens, such as Salmonella and E. coli, in the agricultural water used to grow produce.
A Q&A on STEC Testing
QA sat down with Season (Yicheng) Xie, Ph.D., global product manager of ddPCR food applications at Bio-Rad, to discuss recent trends in STEC testing, the role of digital PCR in the meat industry and opportunities and challenges for the future of STEC testing technologies.
EPA Approves SaniDate 12.0 for Reduction of Foodborne Pathogens in Preharvest Agricultural Irrigation Water
BioSafe Systems’ SaniDate 12.0 uses peroxyacetic acid to kill potentially harmful human health pathogens that can contaminate irrigation water used in the production of fruits and vegetables.
FDA Issues Alert on Cronobacter Safety Concerns in Crecelac Goat Milk Infant Formula
At this time, the FDA said it is not aware of any illnesses associated with these products, which are imported and distributed by Dairy Manufacturers Inc., and does not anticipate any impact on the supply of infant formula based on the recall of these products.
Food Safety Lab Discoveries Advance Pathogen Detection
Research to advance food safety and quality assurance includes recruiting AI as a human eye and infant formula testing that’s as quick as taking a pregnancy test.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Provides Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detection in Texas and Kansas Dairy Herds
Diagnostic samples of unpasteurized milk from affected cattle collected from two dairy farms in Kansas and one in Texas were confirmed to be positive for HPAI on March 25, while another Texas dairy confirmed the presence of HPAI through an oropharyngeal swab test.
Breaking the Cycle of Three in Foodborne Outbreaks
When it comes to novel food vehicles or those foods not previously associated with foodborne outbreaks, it seems to take at least three major events before the industry and regulatory start taking meaningful action.
PIPA and Mars Partner to Improve Food Safety with New Omics Analysis Platform
The platform is designed to accelerate research and operations insights related to potential pathogen risks throughout the food supply chain.
